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Royal Welsh Show: British Saddleback wins in pig rings

Following on from inter-breed success at the Royal Welsh Spring Fair back in May, Amanda Phillips once again reigned supreme in the pig rings with her British Saddleback sow, Gwyndy Lotti 31

Katie Jones
Editor, Farmers Guardian and Dairy Farmer
clock • 3 min read
Inter-breed and British Saddleback champion, Gwyndy Lotti 31, from Amanda Phillips, Monmouthshire.
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Inter-breed and British Saddleback champion, Gwyndy Lotti 31, from Amanda Phillips, Monmouthshire.

This marked the best result to date at the summer show for Ms Phillips who keeps four British Saddlebacks at her holding in Monmouthshire and has kept her show outings confined to the two Royal Welsh fixtures...

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